Swahili
mwumikaji
mwoo-mee-KAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimwumikajimwoo-mee-KAH-jeesoon
Englishtormentorsoon
Frenchbourreausoon
Meaning
a person who causes pain or hurt to others; a tormentor.
Good to know
class 1/2 noun; from kuumiza (to hurt); a variant of mwumizi/mwumishi.
Examples
- Mwumikaji alimtesa mtumwa wake.The tormentor tortured his slave.
- Je, mwumikaji ameadhibiwa?Has the tormentor been punished?
- Hakuwa mwumikaji wa wanyama.He was not a tormentor of animals.
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